GOP Rep. Randy Fine reveals chilling antisemitic phone threat: ‘Beat you to f—ing death’

Nypost · 🇮🇱 public Israel · May 20, 2026 · 534 words · By Ryan King

Congressional Security Political polarization Antisemitism and Political Violence

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Randy Fine reveals chilling antisemitic phone threat: ‘Beat you to f—ing death’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Randy Fine reveals chilling antisemitic phone threat: ‘Beat you to f—ing death’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Common ground

Randy Fine has shared a chilling voicemail from a deranged man who went on a Jew-hating diatribe and threatened to kill him.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Moskowitz noted that police have been forced to monitor his home after a man was sentenced to prison for conspiring to murder him back in late 2024.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of the word 'man' and does not contain information regarding a murder conspiracy or sentencing related to Rep. Jared Moskowitz in 2024.

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web search NEUTRAL — A man is a male adult human. [a][2][3] Before adulthood, a male child or adolescent is referred to as a boy. Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the moth…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man

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web search NEUTRAL — May 12, 2026 · The meaning of MAN is an individual human; especially : an adult male human. How to use man in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/man

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web search NEUTRAL — MAN Truck & Bus SE Company Trucks, buses or vans: MAN Truck & Bus is one of Europe’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers. As a result, MAN addresses three coinciding challenges in the areas of e-…
https://www.man.eu/corporate/en/homepage.html

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Claim 2: “Wednesday’s release of the disturbing voicemail by Fine follows similar messages put out last week by Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.)”

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Web search results confirm both Randy Fine and Jared Moskowitz have shared antisemitic threatening messages/voicemails recently.

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web search NEUTRAL — Randall Adam Fine (born April 20, 1974) is an American politician and former gambling industry executive serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 6th congressional district since April 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Fine

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web search NEUTRAL — Rep. Randy Fine is among the Jewish members of Congress on both sides of the aisle being threatened with death by antisemites ...and TMZ DC has learned one voicemail he received Tuesday is being inves…
https://www.tmz.com/2026/05/20/randy-fine-receives-antisemit…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Florida congressman spoke with CNN about voicemails containing death threats and discussed efforts to address rising antisemitism.=...
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DvyEbZrWPow

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Claim 3: “The disturbing call, which has been reported to Capitol Police, is one of dozens Fine (R-Fla.) has received since his election to Congress last year.”

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Web search results confirm that Fine is a member of Congress (elected 2025) and that a voicemail he received is being investigated by Capitol Police.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the 28 U.S. representatives from the State of Florida, one from each of the state's cong…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Randall Lee Feenstra (born January 14, 1969) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 4th congressional district. The district covers the state's western…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Randall Adam Fine (born April 20, 1974) is an American politician and former gambling industry executive serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 6th congressional district since April 2025. A…
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Claim 4: “Last year, Congress moved to beef up security for lawmakers, including $20,000 a month stipend for representatives’ security, among other initiatives.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the claim regarding a $20,000 monthly security stipend for representatives.

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Claim 5: ““We nuked the Japanese twice in order to get unconditional surrender,” Fine told Fox News last year. “That needs to be the same here.””

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The provided evidence does not contain the specific quote about nuking Japan to get unconditional surrender; the search results for nuclear strikes are general and not linked to a specific Fox News interview with Fine.

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web search NEUTRAL — In 2016, Fine was elected to the Florida House of Representatives, serving until his election to the Florida Senate in 2024. After Mike Waltz's resignation from Congress in 2025 to become U.S. nationa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Fine

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web search NEUTRAL — Nuclear weapons will achieve nothing. Recently, the media has been actively discussing the possibility of the United States using nuclear weapons against Iran. However, according to the expert, such a…
https://unn.ua/en/news/is-a-us-nuclear-strike-on-iran-possib…

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web search NEUTRAL — Reserved nuclear weapons are those weapons currently in storage and not deployed on launchers, but not scheduled to be dismantled. Deployed strategic warheads are those deployed on intercontinental mi…
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Claim 6: “Rep. Randy Fine has shared a chilling voicemail from a deranged man who went on a Jew-hating diatribe and threatened to kill him.”

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Multiple sources, including TMZ DC and other web results, confirm that Representative Randy Fine received and shared a voicemail containing antisemitic death threats.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Florida's 6th congressional district special election was held on April 1, 2025, to choose a new member of the U.S. House of Representatives. The seat became vacant following the resignation …
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Claim 7: ““If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one,” the congressman posted on X in February after a Muslim influencer suggested that dogs don’t belong indoors.”

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Three independent web sources (CounterPunch, another news report, and a fact-check site) explicitly confirm that Randy Fine posted the quote regarding the choice between dogs and Muslims on X.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brandon Gene Gill (born February 26, 1994) is an American politician, media proprietor, and former investment banker serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 26th congressional district since 20…
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Claim 8: “Last month, the Sunshine State Republican was called a “fat Jew” by far-right influencer Dan Bilzerian, who is attempting to unseat Fine in the Aug. 18 primary.”

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While Dan Bilzerian is identified as a political candidate in Wikipedia, the specific claim about him calling Fine a 'fat Jew' or challenging him in an August 18 primary is not present in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Daniel Brandon Bilzerian (born December 7, 1980) is an American social media personality, businessman, and political candidate known for his lavish lifestyle, online presence, and controversial public…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections are scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, as part of the 2026 midterm elections during President Donald Trump's second nonconsecu…
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Claim 9: “Fine is an observant Jew.”

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The evidence identifies Randy Fine as a Jewish member of Congress and discusses his identity in the context of antisemitic threats.

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